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(A) Unless directed to do so by the doctor in charge, on duty, or their authorized designee, at the Resource Hospital under no circumstances will the ambulance rescue vehicle and the personnel of the Fire Department transport a person to any place other than OSF Saint Luke's Medical Center of Kewanee.
(B) Under no circumstances will the Fire Department personnel take orders regarding transport of a person from anyone other than the doctor in charge, on duty, or their authorized designee, at the Resource Hospital.
(C) The only choices available to a person provided with transportation in the emergency rescue vehicle are transportation as directed by the doctor in charge or on duty, or their authorized designee, at the Resource Hospital, to the nearest appropriate hospital or refusal to be transported.
(D) Fire Department personnel shall not make the decision not to transport a person on the basis of instructions from a relative or a person with power of attorney.
(E) When directed to do so by the doctor in charge, on duty, or their authorized designee at the Resource Hospital, transportation of a person to a place other than OSF Saint Luke's Medical Center of Kewanee, shall be made by the ambulance and personnel on-duty.
(F) Persons who refuse transport to the OSF Saint Luke's Medical Center of Kewanee should be advised that transport to another hospital will create a delay in definitive care until the destination hospital is reached.
(G) If ambulance personnel operating an ambulance for out-of-town transport determine that the person is not capable of withstanding the transport to the out-of-town site, ambulance personnel will refuse to transport the person unless said personnel receive authorization from a doctor in charge or on duty with the Resource Hospital.
(‘71 Code, § 3-7-10) (Ord. 2262, passed 2-22-82; Am. Ord. 2743, passed 10-9-90; Am. Ord. 3650, passed 7-12-10; Am. Ord. 4220, passed 12-9-24)
Rescue ambulance service fee and collection. Charges. Users of the fire rescue ambulance service shall pay fees as established herein. This fee schedule shall be reviewed by the Fire Chief no less than every three years to ensure compatibility with associated costs of providing EMS services.
Service | Fee |
Basic life service - emergent | $900 |
Basic life service - emergent | $1,100 (non- resident) |
Advanced life service one (ALS-1) | $1,000 |
Advanced life service one (ALS-1) | $1,300 (non- resident) |
Advanced life service two (ALS-2) | $1,500 |
Advanced life service two (ALS-2) | $1,700 (non- resident) |
Refusal - with assessment | $50 |
ALS-1 treated but not transported | $350 |
Mileage | $25 per loaded mile |
Oxygen | $75 |
Supplies | $50 |
Extrication | $500 |
(Ord. 3315, passed 7-23-01; Am. Ord. 3806, passed 7-27-15; Am. Ord. 3894, passed 7-24-17; Am. Ord. 4220, passed 12-9-24)
Section 35.35 does not create a contractual obligation to provide emergency ambulance service to any person but merely describes that the city is endeavoring to provide said service to the general public. The city will endeavor to provide said service upon proper notification and when emergency ambulance vehicles are available for service; however, failure to provide said service shall not create liability on behalf of the city or its officers or employees.
('71 Code, § 3-7-13) (Ord. 2262, passed 2-22-82)